架子 jiàzi noun ① (指用具) rack ▸ 花瓶架子 vase stand ▸ 脸盆架子 washstand ② figurative (指结构) framework ▸ 写论文先得搭好架子。 You should come up with an outline before you write your thesis. ③ figurative (指作风) airs ▸ 摆官/臭架子 put on bureaucratic/nauseating airs ▸ 放下架子 get down from one’s high horse ▸ 没有架子 be modest and unassuming ④ figurative (姿态) posture |